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Only one country (namely Portugal) had any dealings with West African coast countries at the time. Portugal hoped to find gold there, and wanted to find the mystical Kingdom of Priest John, which turned out not to exist. Calling Portugal a "major trading partner of West African empires" would be a vast overstatement. They got out some gold in exchange for iron tools, cloth etcetra but that was about it. Further travels along the West African coast by the Portuguese all had the purpose of finding a route to Asia.
French West African Cup ended in 1960.
Gold is valuable to West Africans because they could make gold coins and othe things.
West African oral traditions generally preserve ancient stories and legends.
The ancient empires phase of West African history came first
Mali
It increased the price of gold since it was believed to be scarce- supply and demand
The main sources of wealth and power of all the West African empires was the armies they built whose superior iron weapons let them take control of the trade in salt and gold.
Ghana is the west African kingdom that is called the land of gold great describing cause Ghana is the country with the most gold in west Africa.
the most prized west African mineral was gold
gold
salt and gold
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gold
Ghana?
The main sources of wealth and power of all the West African empires was the armies they built whose superior iron weapons let them take control of the trade in salt and gold.
they found out about the gold rush